Operation Guide 3408
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Alarm Types
The alarm type is determined by the settings you make, as described below.
•
Daily alarm
Set the hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm to
sound everyday at the time you set.
•
Date alarm
Set the month, day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes
the alarm to sound at the specific time, on the specific date you set.
•
1-Month alarm
Set the month, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the
alarm to sound everyday at time you set, only during the month you set.
•
Monthly alarm
Set the day, hour and minutes for the alarm time. This type of setting causes the alarm
to sound every month at the time you set, on the day you set.
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To set an alarm time
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to scroll through the alarm
screens until the one whose time you want to set is
displayed.
x3
x1
x2
:00
•
You can configure Alarm
1
as a snooze alarm or a one-time alarm. Alarms
2
and
3
can be used as one-time alarms only.
•
The snooze alarm repeats every five minutes.
2. After you select an alarm, hold down
A
until the hour setting of the alarm time
starts to flash. This indicates the setting screen.
•
This operation turns on the alarm automatically.
3. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence shown below to select other settings.
Hour
Minutes
Day
Month
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4. While a setting is flashing, use
D
(+) and
B
(–) to change it.
•
To set an alarm that does not include a month (daily alarm, monthly alarm), set
x
for the month. Use
D
and
B
until the
x
mark appears (between 12 and 1) while
month setting is flashing.
•
To set an alarm that does not include a day (daily alarm, 1-month alarm), set
xx
for the day. Use
D
and
B
until the
xx
mark appears (between the end of the
month and 1) while the day setting is flashing.
•
When setting the alarm time using the 12-hour format, take care to set the time
correctly as a.m. (A indicator) or p.m. (P indicator).
5. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
Alarm Operation
The alarm sounds at the preset time for about 10 seconds. In the case of the snooze
alarm, the alarm operation is performed a total of seven times, every five minutes, until
you turn the alarm off or change it to a one-time alarm (page E-34).
•
Alarm and Hourly Time Signal operations are performed in accordance with the
Timekeeping Mode time.
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Note
•
Pressing any button stops the alarm tone operation.
•
Performing any one of the following operations during a 5-minute interval between
snooze alarms cancels the current snooze alarm operation.
Displaying the Timekeeping Mode setting screen (page E-8)
Displaying the Alarm
1
setting screen (page E-31)
To test the alarm
In the Alarm Mode, hold down
D
to sound the alarm.
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To select the operation of Alarm
1
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select Alarm
1
.
2. Press
A
to cycle through the available settings in the sequence shown below.
•
The applicable alarm on indicator is displayed in all modes when an alarm is turned
on.
•
The snooze indicator flashes while the snooze alarm is sounding and during the 5-
minute intervals between alarms.
•
Displaying the Alarm
1
setting screen (page E-31) while the snooze alarm is turned
on turns off the snooze alarm automatically (making Alarm
1
a one-time alarm).
Snooze alarm on
One-time alarm on
Alarm off
Snooze indicator
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To turn Alarms
2
and
3
on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select a one-time alarm
(alarm number
2
or
3
).
2. Press
A
to toggle the displayed alarm on and off.
•
Turning on a one-time alarm (
2
or
3
) displays the alarm
on indicator on its screen.
•
The alarm on indicator is displayed in all modes.
•
If any alarm is on, the alarm on indicator is shown on
the display in all modes.
To turn the hourly time signal on and off
1. In the Alarm Mode, use
D
to select the Hourly Time
Signal.
2. Press
A
to toggle the displayed item on and off.
•
Turning on the Hourly Time Signal displays the hourly
time signal on indicator on its screen.
•
The hourly time signal on indicator is displayed in all
modes.
Alarm on indicator
Hourly time signal on
indicator
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Dual Time
The Dual Time Mode lets you keep track of time in a
different time zone. You can select Standard Time or
Daylight Saving Time for the Dual Time.
•
The seconds count of the Dual Time is synchronized
with the seconds count of the Timekeeping Mode.
To set the Dual Time
1. Press
C
to enter the Dual Time Mode (page E-7).
2. In the Dual Time Mode, hold down
A
until the DST
setting starts to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
3. Press
C
to move the flashing in the sequence shown
below to select the other setttings.
DST
Minutes
Hour
Dual time
(Hour : Minutes Seconds)
Timekeeping Mode time
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4. When the setting you want to change is flashing, use
B
and
D
to change it as
described below.
5. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.
•
The
DST
indicator on the Dual Time Mode screen indicates that DST is turned on for
the Dual Time Mode time.
Screen:
To do this:
Toggle between Daylight Saving Time (
ON
)
and Standard Time (
OF
)
Change the hour or minutes
Do this:
Press
D
.
Use
D
(+) and
B
(–).
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Illumination
An LED (light-emitting diode) illuminates the face of the
watch for easy reading in the dark. The watch’s auto light
switch turns on illumination automatically when you angle
the watch towards your face.
•
The auto light switch must be turned on (indicated by
the auto light switch on indicator) for it to operate.
•
See “Illumination Precautions” (page E-45) for other
important information about using illumination.
To illuminate the display manually
In any mode, press
L
to turn on illumination.
•
The above operation turns on illumination regardless of
the current auto light switch setting.
•
You can use the procedure below to select either 1.5
seconds or 3 seconds as the illumination duration. When
you press
L
, illumination will remain on for about 1.5
seconds or 3 seconds, depending on the current
illumination duration setting.
Auto light switch on
indicator
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To specify the illumination duration
1. In the Timekeeping Mode, hold down
A
until the
seconds start to flash, which indicates the setting
screen.
2. While the seconds are flashing, press
B
to toggle the
setting between 1.5 seconds ( ) and 3 seconds ( ).
3. Press
A
to exit the setting screen.